Thursday, June 17, 2010

Planning

I am SUCH A PLANNER!!! A lot of times the actual process of planning is just as much fun to me as whatever it is that I am planning to do!!! I know, WIERD! Whether it's planning out my day with a simple "To-Do" list, a family outing, or a trip to another world, I love every minute of it!

Right now, I am planning so many different things, I am struggling to keep everything straight in my head. Not struggling in a bad way really, because like I said, I love the planning process!!! On Tuesday, I lost my calendar...which with my phone it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but you would have thought that I lost my wedding ring because of how freaked out I was! I realize this is a bit over the top for a calendar, especially when I pretty much had everything electronically saved in the trusty phone, but I LOVE having the calendar in front of me so that I can see the week and the month spread out before my eyes!

The most important and highest priority when planning is to be sure to LEAVE GOD IN CONTROL, even though it's not fun when the plans fall through, the plans as a whole mean nothing without God in the driver's seat! I didn't realize that until about 8 months ago now. December 19th to be exact! I've blogged about the significance of that day before, but that is when I realized that it doesn't matter how badly you want something or how hopeful you are, or how expectant, when it comes down to it...the only PLAN that matters is God's!

One of the things that I am planning right now, that I am overcome with excitement about is....THANKSGIVING MISSION 2010! My friends, Alex and Laura, at www.reachouthonduras.org, even posted an announcement of this event on their organization's website! There are 3 words that go along with the ReachOutHonduras logo...PRAY, GO, GIVE! Whether you have been on a mission trip before or maybe you've never been anywhere on missions, this experience is ABSOLUTELY SURE to make an impact in YOUR life. If you are at all interested to learn more about this opportunity to serve God by reaching out to the people in Puerto Lempira, Honduras...let me know and I will get you more information! Until then, I am praying for people to come forward to join this effort, I pray that each and every one of us recognizes who is really large and in charge! It sure isn't us!!! I pray for continued focus and awareness of the priorities and the things that are important to our Lord, not the things that I want. I pray that He gives me the continued sense of peace when I hand over the keys and get in on the passenger side for this journey we call life, because no other way that we could get to our destination is as effective or fulfilling.

2 comments:

I get very excited when I see a new blog post from Pratter Chatter :)... sure that won't wane just because I'm geographical far from ya.

Last night, I went with Holly to a discussion of the book, Holy Discontent. It reminded me of you and our discussion on reminding ourselves of the thing that stirred us... keeping that 'thing' that breaks our hearts right there in front of us so that we allow God to keep us 'discontent.'

Keep writing! Keep praying! I know I'll need to see your smiling face in November... no doubt about that. Starbucks here we come.

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Brian and I have been married for almost 10 years. Brian is my best friend, my soul mate, my partner, and much much more! We enjoy spending time with our boys, watching t.v. and movies, taking walks, traveling, and hanging out with family and friends!
Mason was born into our family on December 10, 2004. Mason is an amazing kid! He loves soccer, and basketball, they are his life! He is in the 2nd grade and he is loves to learn! His favorite subject is Math.
We were graced with Canon's presence on August 1, 2007! He is an extremely active child! He loves Kindergarten and his teacher is absolutely phenomenal! Canon has discovered that he likes Taekwondo and enjoys "Dressing up" in his gee!
Braydon Jacob Pratt arrived on July 6, 2009! He is an adorable reminder of God's greatness! He is absolutely the most innocent, calm, and amazing little 3 year old boy!
We are just an average family that is living life for Christ and with Christ! We are currently waiting to see where He leads us and we pray that we are ready and listening when he is ready for us! We also hope to be able to adopt someday!
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